A voluntary associa



Nov. 6, 1923.

7 1,473,367 R. M. WASON LENS MOUNTING MACHINE Filed April 18. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 32 in 34 "It! I INVENTOR ROBERT M. WAfiON ATTORNEYS Nov. 6, 1923.

1,473,367 R. M. WASON LENS MOUNTING MACI-IiNE Filed April 18 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 3 ROBE T M- WASON ATTO R N EYS Patented llov. 6, 1923.

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ROBERT M. WASON, or sou'rnnmiien, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T AMERICAN i OPTICAL COMPANY, OF SOUT HBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, A VOLUNTARY ASSOCIA I TION OF MASSACHUSETTS. I

iLENS-MOUNTING MACHINE. v

Applicatien filed April 18, 1922. Serial No. 555,047;

To allwkom it may concern: f

Be it known that I,RoBE.Rr M. WAsoN, a citizen of the Uni-ted States, residing at Southbridge, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lens- Mounting Machines, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to new and useful 1 improvements in lens mounting machines and more particularly to a machine for mounting lenses within the eye Wires of spectacles and especially spectacles provided with zylonite frames or frames constructed of a similar material.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a machine whereby lenses may be quickly and readily mounted within the eye wires of spectacles and particularly where the eye'wires or frames are formed of zylonite or similar material requiring them to be in a slightly heated condition before being engaged with the lenses.

A further object of the invention is the.

rovision of a lens mountin machine whereby the lens is securely retained'in position prior to the mounting of the same within the eye wire, the retaining means being movable whereby to permit the eye wire to be readily moved downwardly for engagement over the edge of the lens.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a lens mounting machine including means for retaining the lens in mounting machine constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure II is a section II-II of Figure IV. Figure III is a detail plan. I

position and providing a heated cone adapt-V Figure I'isa side elevation of a lens Figure IV is a diagonal vertical section,

and

Figure is a top plan view of the-lens su port. v

lgure VI, is a view similar to Figure III, with the )arts shown in adjusted position. Figure II is a detail erspectlve view of one of the L-shaped mem bers. v In carrying out my invention I provide a base member 1 having an upright portion 2 and mounted upon this upright portion is a U shaped bracket comprising an intermediate upright 3 with a lower horizontal arm 4. and an upper horizontal arm 5. Formed upon the outer end of the arm 4 is a sleeve 6 and mounted within the sleeve 6 is a bearing ring 7. Supported above the ring 7 is a block 8 havinga downwardly extending sleeve 9 which is fitted into the ring 7 while the block 8 rests upon the upper end of the sleeve 6.

The block 8 has slidably mounted thereon the opposed L shaped arms 10, the longitudinal portions of said arms being provided with spaced pins 11 preferably cone shaped at their upper ends terminating into hardened polished points 12. These pins 11 are arranged in substantially rectangular position and arranged circumferentially of the lens supporting flange 13 and are moved to-' ward and away fromthe flange 13 by means of hand lever '14: pivoted at 15 and having at its outer end a recess 16. The engaging pin 17 carried by the cross arm 10 of one of the L members 10 and a second pin 18 carried by the cross arm of the opposite L are movable within the recess 16 and the slot 19 respectively formed in the lever 14 whereby upon movement of the to thus retain the lens in its proper posi-.

tion until'the eye wire or frame has been placed thereon. The upper arm 5 is provided at. its

outer ing the eye wire downwardly over the cone which due to the tapered wall of the cone.

end with a sleeve 22 and carried by the sleeve is an inner bearing sleeve 23. Movable thru the bearin sleeve 23 is a plunger 24 having a centra opening at its lower end to receive the shank 25 which carries themandrel 26. The finger 25 is retained within the opening in the plunger 24 by means of a set screw 27 which extends thru a portion of the plunger 24 and engages the fin er 25.

fter the lens is arranged in position upon the upstanding flange 13 the cone member 28 is arranged upon the lens, it being understood that this cone member is in a slightly heated condition, the eye wire or lens frame is then mounted upon the cone and due to the heated condition of the cone the eye wire or frame will also be heated and in order to engage the eye wire or frame with the edge of'the lens the mandrel 26 is moved downwardly over the cone 28 forcwill stretch the eye wire or frame sufiicient to permit the same to readily engage over the edge of the lens, while in it. heated condition. The mandrel and cone are then removed and the eye wire and lens then removed from the machine, it being understood that as soon as the eye wire cools the,

material will contract and tightly'bind itself onto the edge of the lenses.

It will be a parent from the above that as the mandrel 26 moves downwardly over the cone 28 the pins 11 will be forced away from the edge of the lens so that the eye wire or frame can be readily moved into its correct position.

Attention is called to the fact that various size cones are to be used in accordance with the size of lenses which are to be mounted in the frame, as it is preferred to have the base of the cone of substantially the same diameter as the lens so that the eye wire or frame when moved downwardly over the heated cone will be stretched enough to permit the same to readily engage over the lens.

Extending upwardly from the intermediate portion 3 of the frame is a bracket 29 having spaced ears 30. at the upper end between which the operating lever 31 is mounted and supported upon a pivot pin 32. One end of the lever 31 is provided with b a slot 33 having extended there thru a pin 34 carried by the upper end of the plunger 24 whereby upon reciprocating movement of the lever 31 will -impart movement to HIGH-HS 0 the plun er 24. The lever 31 is actuated by a foot treddle 35 connected to the arm 31 adjacent the slot 33 by means of the connecting member 36. The outtr end of the lever 31 has connected thereon a coil spring 37, from the lowerend of said coil spring a hook 38 carried by the upright tube of the base whereby when the foot treddle 35 is actuated to reciprocate the plunger 24, the coil spring 37 will be pressed under tension so that upon release of the foot treddle the tension of the spring 37 will pull downwardly upon the outer end'of the lever 31 moving the plunger 24 upwardly which in turn will remove the mandrel 26 from the cone 28 so that the cone can be readily re moved from the lens and the lens and frame removed from the machine.

By reference to Figure I" it will be seen that as the frame is forced down over the expanding block in the direction of the lens it will engage the pointed or cain like upper ends of the lens positioning pins, forcing them back out of engagement with the lens as the frame moves into lens engaging position. The pins will then laterally engage the frame and stead it in place till the lens is removed from t e machine, preventing accidental knocking off of the lens as the ex panding block is removed. I

It will further be noted by a comparison of Figures II and IV that the lens supporting annulus 13 is formed at its basal portion with a shoulder at such distance below the lens supporting surface that it limits the downward movement of the frame to a position embracing the edge of the lens and prevents the frame from being forced beyond the lens.

What I claim is-- v 1. A lens mounting machine including a lens support, a frame expanding block and means for forcing a frame over the expanding block in the direction of the lens support said support having an abutment portion limiting the movement of a frame beyond the lens supporting surface of the support. a

2. A lens mounting machine including a lens support, movable means having contact with the lens to retain the same in its proper position upon the support, a frame expanding block mounted upon the lens and means for forcing a frame over the expanding block in the direction of the lens support.

3. A lens mounting machine including a lens support, movable lens positioning members adjacent the support, said members having lateral lens engaging portions and projecting cam portions adapted to be engaged y a frame as it is moved toward the lens support, a frame-expanding block adapted to be mounted on a lens on the support, and

means for forcing a frame over the block into engagement with a lens on the support,

whereby the frame will engage the cam portions of the lens positioning members and laterally move said members as the frame moves into engagement with the lens.

4. A lens mounting machine including a lens support having lens positioning members and a frame limiting member, of a frame expanding block adapted to be positioned in axial alinement with the support, a mandrel movable over the expanding block for forcing a frame in the direction of the lens support and means for imparting movement to the mandrel.

5. 1&- lens mounting machine includin a support having a lens supporting annu us and a frame engaging shoulder at the base of the annulus, an expanding block adapted to be mounted on a lens, and a plunger member mounted in alinement with the support and adapted to force a frame over the block and around the edge of a lens when on lens support, movable guide pins arranged adjacent the support and adapted to nor-- mally contact with the lens. a frame expanding block mounted upon the lens be tween the pins. means for forcing the frame over the expanding block in the direction of the lens support.

ROBERT M. \VASON. 

